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Well, given our refusal to enforce our borders and the amount of people coming in illegally every day without health checks, this had to occur sooner or later. This patient, in Dallas, Texas had recently traveled to Liberia.Th eCDC is racing to i…

Well, given our refusal to enforce our borders and the amount of people coming in illegally every day without health checks, this had to occur sooner or later. This patient, in Dallas, Texas had recently traveled to Liberia.Th eCDC is racing to i…

I frequently find that Islamist apologists ( and many atheists) have a cute if deplorable habit – they attempt to rationalize or make trivial the brutality committed in the name of Islam by citing out of context Biblical verses to show that ‘all …

I frequently find that Islamist apologists ( and many atheists) have a cute if deplorable habit – they attempt to rationalize or make trivial the brutality committed in the name of Islam by citing out of context Biblical verses to show that ‘all …

Much of my writing is focused on the real-world impact of government policy, and this is why I repeatedly look at the relative economic performance of big government jurisdictions and small government jurisdictions. But I don’t just highlight differences between nations. Yes, it’s educational to look at North Korea vs. South Korea or Chile vs. […]

The unimaginable attack at an Oklahoma plant last week was a stark and unfortunate reminder that the need for vigilance and situational awareness has grown more acute!And while this topic is an uncomfortable one that some may prefer to ignore, it’s critical to at the very least follow some basic and fundamental rules for personal and family safety.The tips that are provided below are by no means all-encompassing but they lay some excellent groundwork.Fundamentals of Individual Protection include:General Awareness Tips.

Maintain situational awareness of your surroundings at all times. Pay particular attention to activity happening around you in order to identify anything unusual. If necessary, leave the area and report suspicious activity or behavior to local authorities.

Protect your personal information at all times. Do not reveal details of your personal life (such as where you live, work, family members, your association with the U.S. military, email address or phone numbers) to anyone you don’t know and trust.

Do not discuss personal information in public, on the telephone or on the internet. Take extra precaution with social media networks (such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs) — avoid posting or providing personal information. Criminals and terrorists are known to use these forums for open source information gathering and for recruitment and these media do not provide “secure” communications.

Individual Awareness at Home:

Basic security begins with the home. Make sure your door and window locks and exterior lighting function properly. Children should keep doors and windows locked when home alone.

Participate in a neighborhood watch program to establish a shared responsibility for the safety and security of your local community.

Be prepared for an emergency that may require your family to “shelter-in-place” or relocate on short notice. Make a family emergency plan and ensure all family members understand what to do in each of these scenarios.

Individual Awareness at Work:

Know the emergency evacuation procedures for the place where you work.

Know the bomb threat procedures and how to report threats to local law enforcement or security authorities.

Understand what to do in an “active shooter” threat scenario.

Individual Awareness while Traveling:

Maintain a “low profile.” Try to blend in with the local populace through how you dress and your appearance — especially when traveling abroad. Know the locations of safe havens and carry with you the emergency telephone numbers.

Understand the culture where you are traveling and learn basic survival phrases (such as “I need a police officer” and “I need a doctor”).

Avoid civil disturbances or demonstrations of any kind – these events can turn violent with little to no advanced warning.

Public venues with large crowds present lucrative terrorist targets. Understand the risks of attending public venues based on the history of terrorist attacks in your area and security provided at the event.

Never travel alone; always travel in groups of two or more. Think ahead and choose safe travel modes and routes.

15th Sunday after Trinity+ St. Peter Lutheran Church+ St. Matthew 6:24-34 + September 28, 2014 “More than Stuff” Iesu Iuva Dearly beloved in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. In most societies throughout history it’s been easy to tell what gods they worshipped. The biggest […]

14th Sunday after Trinity St. Peter Lutheran Church Galatans 5:16-24 September 21, 2014 “Giving, Serving, Witnessing” Iesu Iuva Beloved in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Through the past few weeks we have been hearing that “you are a letter from Christ…written not […]

By Allan Bourdius Tonight marks five weeks until Election Day, and VLR’s The Roundtable of Extreme Liberty is back live for a fun, entertaining, and likely off-the-wall look at current events, culture, and …read more Via:: The Roundtable of Extreme Liberty, Sept. 30: Five Weeks and Counting

The President has pathetically failed in his main role as protector of the United States but is it due to simple incompetence or could it possibly be more?He ignores his advisors, is dogmatic in his philosophy, misses a high percentage of national secu…

Hello and welcome to the Watcher’s Council’s ‘Weasel Of The Week’ nominations, where we award the golden plastic Weasel to a public figure who particularly deserves to be publicly slimed and mocked for his or her dastardly deeds during the week. Every Tuesday morning, tune in for the Weasel of the Week nominations and check back Thursday to see which Weasel gets the votes and walks off with the statuette of shame!

Here are this weeks’ nominees:

President Barack Hussein Obama!!

The Noisy Room: Barack Obama for his ‘Latte Salute’ of his Marine guard this past week. It was one of the most disgraceful, disrespectful things I have ever seen. The salute reveals Obama’s true feelings towards the military and his contempt and utter disrespect for our warriors. How very un-presidential… how very un-Commander-in-Chief.

While it is protocol for U.S. service members in uniform to salute the Commander-in-Chief, it’s not required for a civilian president to salute back, military experts say. Ronald Reagan is thought to have set precedent for the practice back in 1981, so this is also a slap at Reagan. The salute is not required, but expected by Americans and the military. Since Obama is also left handed, some looked at this gesture as calculated. He did it with his right hand. By the way, Obama is a tea drinker normally, not a coffee drinker.

The Independent Sentinel: I have to name Barack Obama again. He blamed the intelligence community for his refusal to act on the ISIS threat during a 60 Minutes interview Sunday.

“Well, I think our head of the intelligence community, Jim Clapper, has acknowledged that I think they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria,” Obama told Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes.Everyone in the world who is paying attention knows he’s lying.

Radovan Karadzic, Former President Of The Bosnian Serb Republic!!

The Glittering Eye:Although I was tempted to nominate George Clooney, I finally settled on the supervillain who was back in the news this week: Radovan Karadzic. As president of the Bosnian Serb Republic he was a driving force behind the murders of thousands of Bosnian men and boys and deserves the lengthy imprisonment that very few really doubt he will receive.

Suhaib Webb, former imam of of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, and currently imam of the Islamic Society of Boston!!

Virginia Right!: For best taquiyyah performance as a ‘peaceful Muslim.’ Imam Webb’s most recent newsmaker was to publicly apologize to ISIS and al-Qaeda for criticizing them.

She repeated the administration spin that it was “workplace violence” and condemned any references to his Islamic faith when discussing the crime with her equally clueless guests.

A week after an ISIS beheading plot was disrupted in Australia – the very week an ISIS commander called for lone wolf attacks in America – specifically for beheadings, a Muslim jailhouse convert who has jihadist pictures on his Facebook page, beheads a co-worker while reportedly shouting Muslim phrases – and this dim bulb can’t see the connection? She can’t connect the dots? Or she feels compelled to push a politically correct counter-narrative because she feels the American people can’t be trusted with the truth?

Whatever the case – it’s pathetic – and weaselly.

Well, there it is! Are these worthy weasels or what? Check back Thursday to see which Weasel walks off with the statuette of shame!

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Brit Hume’s commentary of the Obama administration’s dismissing of ISIL’s threat ridicules the administration and their apologists: Here’s the transcript of Brit Hume’s commentary: BRIT HUME: An American Muslim convert with a Facebook page that could have been written by Osama bin Laden himself chops off the head of a former coworker. Workplace violence, says […]

Husky Data by Silence Dogood The Analytics and Institutional Data Research Team just released their first HuskyData newsletter. The focus of the HuskyData newsletter is “a regular newsletter dedicated to sharing data and information about SCSU and our students.” Sharing data is clearly important if the goal is transparency. The first issue of HuskyData lists […]

Two weeks ago, I published this post that highlighted this video, which focused on education: Here’s the transcript of that video: I think a lot of Minnesotans don’t know what Jeff Johnson stands for. It seems like schools are not Jeff Johnson’s priority. Jeff Johnson cut early childhood spending. That really bothers me. Any cuts […]

After reading this LTE in the St. Cloud Times, it’s frighteningly apparent that some members of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees union can’t comprehend grade school English. Here’s why that’s frighteningly apparent: As the PAC chair of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, I am concerned former House Rep. Jim Knoblach used our name […]

According to the minutes for the St. Cloud State Faculty Association (SCSUFA) Budget Committee meeting of Sept. 11, 2014, the committee took up the topic of the Coborn’s Plaza lease: Coborn’s Plaza Apartments Jack distributed the document presented by the administration at the Budget Advisory Committee last spring showing that Coborn’s Plaza Apartments lost $6.4 […]

In the ancient Middle East, “steward” (oikonomos) most often applied to the position of household manager.[1] Economics in the ancient context, such as is described in Aristotle’s Oeconomica, concerned the household, which extended beyond familial relations, as the unit of production and managed by the head of household. According to Higginson, Jesus had this role in mind.[2] “Steward” may thus apply in a Christian sense more appropriately to managers than leaders, and more particularly to ethical leaders.

Here in the former colonies (ie The United States), there is a large group of people called “conservatives” who use free market rhetoric and the image of the US Founders but who systematically fail to discuss free market solutions for our nation’s prob… . . . → Read More: Roots of Partisan Conservatism